Group Meetings Grow, and So Do Expenses
November 1988
By:
H. W.
| Long Beach, California
From the November 1947 Grapevine
Group Meetings Grow, and So Do Expenses
November 1982
By:
H. W.
Amounts of money may differ, but the principle of group self-support hasn't changed in 35 years - From the November 1947 Grapevine
I Didn't Join AA
October 1982
By:
J. M.
| Middle Village, New York
But 32 years ago, by the grace of God, he went to his first meeting
Hitting Bottom
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
Drunk in a lonely hotel room in 1967, he had a miraculous moment he hopes to never forget
Let there Be Light
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Elsie T.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
An Ohio member expresses her love of our braille literature in a 1957 Grapevine article
To Be Trusted
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Mark S.
| Agassiz, British Columbia
Thanks to AA and outside volunteers, a “lifer” stays sober and gets to share hope with his fellows inside
Before I Speak or Act
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
Tradition Twelve reminds him how important anonymity and humility are in all his sober activities
How I Made It Through the Holidays
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Lisa C.
| Bozeman, Montana
With less than two weeks sober and liquor everywhere in sight, how on earth was she going to not drink?
Lost & Found
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Anonymous
| Oshkosh, Wisconsin
She thought she’d find a guy in the coffee shop. Instead, she found something even better
Mustard Seed
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Williamsport, Pa.
Arriving at a famous New York meeting, three AA adventurers find their faith rewarded
Age 16—But Never Too Young
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kent P.
| Sparta, N.C.
The “fog of drunkenness” dissipated early for him
When Darkness Comes
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Steve M.
| Raleigh, North Carolina
A member lovingly shares his thoughts after a sponsee takes his own life
Valuable insights
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
How Bill’s writing in the “Twelve and Twelve” helped him through a challenging time in his sobriety
Tugboat Willy
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Willy J.
| Charleston, S.C.
Dry on sea, but very wet on land. Time to cruise over to Captain Andy!
Tale of 2 deserts
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Dan K.
| Alexandria, Va.
With danger on both sides of the globe, the thing he could see most clearly was his need and love for AA
Teacher of the year
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Rhonda B.
| North East, Md.
Once fearful, unreliable and smelling of alcohol, she now suits up, shows up and can’t believe the life she’s got
Grabbing the Gold
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Curt W.
| Lake Stevens, Wash.
He always dreamed of having his own boat and crabbing all day in the sun. In sobriety his dream came true and more